What are the important events that happened on November 28? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
November 28: Facts & Myths About This Day
November 28 is the 333rd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 33 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is November 15, 2024 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,732,752,000 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘trihectatriacontatrigon’ day.
Sagittarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Topaz is the modern birthstone for this month. Pearl is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 62 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,360 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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November 28 Historical Events
- 1520 –After navigating through a strait at the southern end of South America, three ships under the command of Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan reach the Pacific Ocean, becoming the first Europeans to sail from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific.
- 1582 –In Stratford-upon-Avon, William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway pay a £40 bond for their marriage license.
- 1843 –Ka Lā Hui: Hawaiian Independence Day – The Kingdom of Hawaii is officially recognized by the United Kingdom and France as an independent nation.
- 1893 –Women vote in a national election for the first time: the New Zealand general election.
- 1895 –The first American automobile race takes place over the 54 miles from Chicago’s Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois. Frank Duryea wins in approximately 10 hours.
- 1910 –Eleftherios Venizelos, leader of the Liberal Party, wins the Greek elections again.
- 1920 –Irish War of Independence: Kilmichael Ambush - The Irish Republican Army ambush a convoy of British Auxiliaries and kill seventeen.
- 1958 –Chad, the Republic of the Congo, and Gabon become autonomous republics within the French Community.
- 1964 –Mariner program: NASA launches the Mariner 4 probe toward Mars.
- 1966 –Michel Micombero overthrows the monarchy of Burundi and makes himself the first president.
Who were born on November 28?
- 1881 –Stefan Zweig, Austrian writer (d. 1942)
- 1896 –Dawn Powell, American writer (d. 1965)
- 1933 –Joe Knollenberg, American politician
- 1935 –Randolph Stow, Australian author
- 1950 –Ed Harris, American actor
- 1964 –Michael Bennet, American politician
- 1970 –Álex López Morón, Spanish tennis player
- 1974 –Styles P, American rapper
- 1981 –Brian Tevreden, Dutch footballer
- 1982 –Chris Harris, British speedway rider
Who died on November 28?
- 1574 –Georg Major, German Protestant theologian (b. 1502)
- 1680 –Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Italian baroque sculptor (b. 1598)
- 1870 –Frédéric Bazille, French painter (b. 1841)
- 1917 –Mikelis Avlichos, Greek poet (b. 1844)
- 1930 –Greek Orthodox Patriarch Constantine VI of Constantinople (b. 1859)
- 1962 –Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (b. 1880)
- 1977 –Trevor Bardette, American actor (b. 1902)
- 2001 –Kal Mann, American lyricist (b. 1917)
- 2006 –Lyubov Polishchuk, Russian actress (b. 1949)
- 2007 –Gudrun Wagner, co-director of the Bayreuth Festival (b. 1944)
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